Michael Singletary was born in Houston, Texas is a former linebacker in American football
who played his entire career for the Chicago Bears in the NFL, after starring in college at
Baylor University, whose team is also known as the Bears. While with the Bears, Singletary
was known as "The Heart of the Defense" for the Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s.
His nickname is Samurai Mike. Singletary was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

Singletary is currently the linebackers and assistant head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and
was overseeing the progress of college linebackers at the 2007 Senior Bowl.